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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Lunch Made Easy: Oh Spinach Tree, Oh Spinach Tree!

I've seen a couple variations of a "vegetable Christmas tree" on Pinterest and Google - some made of cucumbers, some of sugar snap peas... I decided to make Little Miss a Spinach Tree. :)

Thursday also marks 17 days left on our Advent Countdown!

I've mentioned before that she looooves Spinach (love her for this because so does Mama!!) She actually prefers a Spinach salad over Romaine or Lettuce. :)

Her salad is spinach leaves for the tree, matchstick carrots for the garland, circular cheese cutouts for the ornaments that I colored with my Betty Crocker Food Writer pens, and a provalone cheese star at the top noting our countdown number "17".

Top right are her favorite - Mandarin oranges.
Bottom right there's a container with a small amount of Zesty Italian Dressing and a York for dessert.

Wow! I agree-- Spinach tree is brilliant! We love spinach around here too!! And now, I may never hear "O Christmas Tree," the same way again!! Thanks so much for linking up to Food Adventure Friday! :)

you know, if you don't want to send salad as the main course, or if you just want to pack more in the main area, you could put a christmas tree-shaped sandwich underneath, or simply put the other salad ingredients under the spinach (boiled egg, meat, other veggies)